I really should get a job. I’m sitting in a lawn chair on the back yard, nothing but the steady drone of crickets and the distant mooing of a cow fills my ears. Sounds relaxing, I know. But the knowledge that said cow is probably in pain, desperate for someone to relieve her udders of… Read more »

Kate Moss’s daughter, Lila Grace, is no model veggie eater. So the supermodel has to trick her five-year-old into eating her greens by bribing her with designer hand-me-downs. Moss says, “When she’s 16 she will get my clothes. All those Pucci numbers and things that I wore when I was 17 that I won’t really… Read more »

As Hurricane Gustav sets course for the city of New Orleans, I watch anxiously. It all feels too familiar. Three years ago today, I was holed up in a hotel room with my newborn of 10 days, my son, my husband, and his parents. Adelaide had been born 10 days early, via a c-section I… Read more »

In what might be a real life extension of Dav Pilkey’s potty-mouthed series for kids, The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, a Brazilian toddler’s life was saved by his diaper. Yup. According to The New York Times, 18-month old Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived a 30-foot fall because his disposable diaper got snagged on a spike on the way down…. Read more »

It sounds like motherhood is a perfect fit for Christina Aguilera. Christina, whose son Max Liron is now 7 months old, says that she and her husband Jordan Bratman have plans to add to their family “eventually.” She has nothing but good things to say about being a parent: “It just lights up my whole world when Max… Read more »

Expectant mom Ashlee Simpson took to her MySpace blog to set the record straight on her pregnancy weight gain. In a post titled “My Size Zero Jeans,” Ashlee writes, “Today I read on a blog that I went to the doctor and he said I was overweight and I cried and went to Planet Blue… Read more »

Whenever I have trouble sleeping, I start humming the “Thomas the Tank Engine” theme song in my head. No offense to the little train, but I associate the song with 30 minutes of uninterrupted slumber. When Zachary was two, he gave up naps — without checking with me first. I still needed one around two… Read more »

This week’s news about parenting, education, family life, and children’s health. New ad misleads consumers about dangers of hot dogs for children: CBS News Daycare shut down after 2 year old boy left behind at park: WSAW Smoking in movies influences teens: Boston Globe Cyber bullying on the rise: USA Today Many major airlines doing… Read more »

X-Files star David Duchovny has entered into a rehab facility for sex addiction. The actor’s lawyer confirmed the news and issued the following statement on David’s behalf: “I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction. I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this… Read more »

Here’s a shocker: Angelina Jolie, mom of 6 – including 2-month-old twins – is exhausted. Now reports that Angelina has been tired and emotional in the months following the birth of Vivienne and Knox, and is in tears daily. The magazine quotes a source as saying, “She’s been working around the clock, breast-feeding the babies and… Read more »

If you’d been spending time in my head recently, you’d know that I was planning to write a tribute to bus drivers everywhere. A big shout-out to those relatively anonymous men and women who shuttle our kids safely to and from school each day. Because, really, watching your baby step on to that big yellow school bus… Read more »

The Lohan family feud continues. It seems Michael Lohan is no fan of his daughter Lindsay’s rumored girlfriend Sam Ronson, and as usual he’s taken his complaints to the press. In interviews earlier this week Michael accused Sam of using and manipulating Lindsay, saying, “A person can be a drug and Sam is a drug.”… Read more »

In the Weiss household, we do breakfast for dinner once a week. And honestly, it’s probably the kids’ favorite night. I love it too, because it’s fast and easy…and any excuse to pour syrup on something is fine by me. Most of the time we do pancakes, turkey sausage, and whatever fruit we have lying… Read more »

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Even though the groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, Daylight Saving Time is quickly approaching! On Sunday, March 8th at 2:00am, most of us will turn our clocks ahead one hour. Here are some tips that you can implement now to help you and your baby make a smooth transition as we “spring forward.”… Read more »